# THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO! Again!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderbirds-are-go-again/117139>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 3, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderbirds-are-go-again/117139 "2002-07-03T01:53:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderbirds-are-go-again/117139/1 "2002-07-03T01:53:02Z")

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See this link-  
[http://www.techtv.com/thunderbirds/](http://www.techtv.com/thunderbirds/)

The Thunderbirds are back! International Rescue rides again! 🆒

But, they don’t seem to list the schedule. ☹

Any word on date/time?

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**Author:** ![audit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderbirds-are-go-again/117139/2 "2002-07-03T14:05:32Z")

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As long as I get to hear the THUNDERBIRD march again ill be happy.

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**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2002, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderbirds-are-go-again/117139/3 "2002-07-03T16:54:48Z")

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[slight hijack]  
So what **is** FAB, than?  
[/slight hijack]

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**Author:** ![audit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderbirds-are-go-again/117139/4 "2002-07-19T13:07:46Z")

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August 5 is the start date. And according to CINESCAPE, a big screen version is in the works with Jonathan Frakes rumored to direct.

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**Author:** ![KoalaBear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47c2d/32.png) [@KoalaBear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KoalaBear)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderbirds-are-go-again/117139/5 "2002-07-19T14:32:03Z")

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**FAB** is a contraction of _fabulous_, spelled out as in “F-A-B, Jeff” to make it sound a bit more militaristic.

I’m not sure I like the idea of reviving the series as a [live-action movie](http://www.cinescape.com/0/Editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Movies&action=page&obj_id=35475), however. The qualities that made the original program magical can’t survive the transformation – it would be like shooting _Toy Story_ in live action.